Unbeta'd.
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The goal for this and the next two prompts was to write three 100-word segments. This is my attempt to do that.
Special thanks to everyone for humoring my desire to explore outside the bounds of normal canon couples. This one is for you... a light, sweet, Edward/Bella.
~B&P~
"Edward."
"What?"
"Do you want to climb trees with me today?" I asked, hopeful and ignoring the dirty look Emmett was giving me.
"Nah. I'm playing Legos with Emmett," he said without taking his eyes off the yellow, blue, and red blocks he was toying with.
Emmett smirked. I didn't like him.
"Oh." Dejected, I walked away. I turned back for one last glance as I opened the gate to the wooden fence between our houses.
I sighed. We used to play all the time, but Emmett seemed to be his new best friend.
I closed the gate after me.
~B&P~
"Bella, will you um… will you go out with me?"
I almost laughed. Edward looked nervous, like he wanted to throw up.
Over the course of ten years, Edward and I had gone from friends to not to more to nothing to whatever we were now.
I wanted to say yes, but part of me wanted to say no. What about all the girls? The things he'd said? My feelings?
"Please?" he almost begged.
His eyes sparkled with hope, and I knew.
It would be okay. I could do this. I wanted to.
"Yes," I said with a soft smile.
~B&P~
"Don't even think about it," I said, skipping to another tree as he chased after me.
Carefree. Happy.
"You know you can't outrun me, pretty girl." He smiled.
I grinned. I didn't want to outrun him.
I stepped from behind the tree and lifted my fingers to my chest, my index fingers coming together at the top and my thumbs at the bottom to form a heart.
"I heart you, Edward."
His grin widened. His eyes danced.
"And I you."
He stalked toward me, pulled my white sundress-clad body to his, and kissed me.
With passion. Promise. Abandon.
And love.